Roommates

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It was a quick sketch I thought of while writing, I know it's bad ('ρ')

Eren and Levi had been roommates since their first year of college at Eldian Coast, home of the Titans. Both were in the same major, a music major, as well as in the Titan's marching band. They played the same instrument family, which was to say, low brass. It was only natural for them to become close... Maybe even closer than they realized...

"Erennn!" Levi called from his room. He had his trombone in his lap looking at his sheet music on the stand with pure vexation. "What now? I can hear you glaring at the show music from my room," Eren said putting a tuner on the raven's stand.

"Look, you don't even have your tuner. Did you even tune?"

Levi gave one of his famous exasperated huffs, making the answer clear to the brunette. "Here, play concert F." He held the tuner in front of the bell. A deep breath was heard then, the low pitch of the first position.

"You're a little sharp, pull out."

Levi groaned but adjusted his slide and tried again. "There, concert F looks good, now try concert Bb (B flat)." Eren smiled at the raven, the anger in his eyes fading.

Levi sucked in another breath, doing everything the same except his buzzing, he sped it up a tad to get the correct note. "There, you were just a little sharp, now what do you need help on?" Eren placed the tuner back, tying his long hair into a man-bun.

"I can't figure out measures 34-40..."

Eren grimaced. He himself had a bit of trouble with that part of the music when the band first received it the week before their band camp. They had the melody for those few measures because the low brass basically tell woodwinds to "back the fuck off".

"We've already had our first game and you told nobody?" Eren looked at him with genuine concern. Levi averted his gaze, his cheeks turning a shade of red.

"I was embarrassed okay? Look if you're not going to help, I'll figure it out myself."

"Hey now, I didn't say I wasn't gonna help. Just let me get my marching Euphonium." Eren left him to get the instrument out of its decorated case, along with his music.

Eren quickly tuned and sat beside Levi. "Okay, so you're having trouble with the low brass's moment to shine. Here, I'll break the beats down for you, okay?" The raven nodded subtly, watching Eren's movements.

Eren pointed under measure 34 and glanced at Levi with a gentle look in his eyes.

"Half note, eighth, quarter, eighth. That rhythm would be: One...three and, and. Try playing that. No need to follow the notes themselves, just the beat."

Once it was broken down for him, Levi regained his confidence. He decided to play his high E since that was the first note. He played the rhythm well. It was simpler that he thought.

"That was good! Now try to play the notes on the paper. You got this, Levi." The raven's cheeks grew warm from Eren's encouragement. He smiled and played the measure without skipping a heartbeat.

"Awesome! See? I told you that you could do it!" Eren beamed.

"Ugh, you're sounding like Mr. Smith...when he's in a good mood and brass isn't goofing around," Levi teased, rolling his eyes.

"At least I'm being truthful! Unlike you, you don't even ask for help when you need it! I get stuck helping you when Oluo or Daz could help you in class, or is it to impress Farlan? Do you have a crush on him or something?"

That's where Eren hit a nerve. Levi didn't like Farlan, he liked the guy in front of him. The guy he'd come back to either practicing or eating, the guy with chocolate brown locks, the guy with the mysterious sea green eyes, the guy who's a bit over a head taller that Levi, the guy who everyone thinks is a jock but truly is a band kid, the guy he met first day of college.

Eren Jaeger.

The brunette could tell something was wrong. "Hey, I-I'm sorry if I exposed your feelings—I won't tell—"

"You didn't expose my feelings for anyone..." Levi mumbled. Eren sighed out of relief. Why relief? Was he glad his words didn't break their friendship or...was he glad Levi didn't like Farlan?

"You got the wrong person," he continued. Eren tensed up once again. Who did Levi fancy? Did he know them? Were they in band? Were they tall or short like the raven? What did they look like.

The raven placed his trombone beside him, its little stand keeping it from sliding on the ground. Eren grabbed Levi's shoulders abruptly, forcing him to look at the brunette.

"Who...who is it?" Eren asked unconsciously squeezing Levi's small shoulders. "Why does it concern you?" The silver eyes looked away, paining the brunette.

"You're my roommate."

Roommate...

That singular word hurt Levi. That's all he was to Eren, wasn't he? Just a roommate to keep him company. A roommate that's only there because of the randomized room pairings of his college. A roommate to a guy that was most likely straight.

"You."

"What?"

"You, you're the one that I have feelings for. You are the one that makes my heart flutter anytime you praise me or help me! I don't even know how you did that, how you even managed to...to swoon me so easily..."

Levi did it.

He did it.

He spilled his feelings for Eren, now all that was left was his reaction.

Was he going to be upset?

Disgusted?

Disappointed?

Uncomfortable?

Eren dipped his head, seeming to be in thought. It worried Levi, he didn't know what the larger male was thinking. What was he going to do? Is he thinking about giving him a chance? A shot at a relationship? The mere thought made Levi nervous, yet so excited at the same time.

A faint chuckle from the brunette turned into a loud snickering. Levi was nonplussed. Unable to act, only being able to look at Eren's erratic behavior.

"E-Eren?" Levi managed to utter.

Without letting go of Levi's small shoulders, the brunette looked at him, a tender grin plastered on his face. That smile warmed the raven's heart, that smile reassured him that Eren wasn't uncomfortable or disgusted in the slightest.

That grin showed relief.

"Levi...you're so cute," is all he said. The raven's face formed a glare. He slapped Eren on the cheek lightly.

"Don't fuck with me, Jaeger! Do you reciprocate m-my...feelings?"

Levi got two answers.

A sudden kiss on the lips that lasted longer that he would like to admit and a verbal answer.

"Yes, I have feelings for you too, Levi."

Eren shifted his arms and hugged Levi tightly. The raven's small hands slowly reached up the brunette's back, clenching his letterman not wanting to let go. He was unbelievably happy.

Tears escaped his eyes.

"I hope you know this makes you my boyfriend now," Levi muttered into Eren's shoulder. The brunette laughed and kissed the raven's cheek.

"Yes, my dear, I know. Now stop crying, or I'll get emotional as well." Eren wiped Levi's tears with a smile on his face.

"Okay, now that this is out of the way. Help me figure out the rest of this stupid show!"

"Of course, of course, Levi. Now look at measure 35."

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